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Meta disputes report that Muse read a user’s private messages
Meta says a journalist’s report that its AI agent Muse read a user’s private Messages without permission is incorrect, stating the Messages integration on Mac is fully opt-in and requires explicit Full Disk Access and a Messages connector. The reporter said Full Disk Access was off and Muse suggested it was syncing device notifications; Meta executives including Andy Stone and David Singleton have pushed back and pointed to macOS permission flows and Muse’s security documentation, while other users have reported separate Muse incidents.
KEY POINTS
- Meta says a journalist’s report that its AI agent Muse read a user’s private Messages without permission is incorrect, stating the Messages integration on Mac is fully opt-in and requires explicit Full Disk Access and a Messages connector.
- The reporter said Full Disk Access was off and Muse suggested it was syncing device notifications; Meta executives including Andy Stone and David Singleton have pushed back and pointed to macOS permission flows and Muse’s security documentation, while other users have reported separate Muse incidents.
- Whether Muse actually accessed private messages affects user trust in Meta’s consumer AI products and could sway adoption given the company’s prior data‑privacy controversies.
WHY IT MATTERS
Whether Muse actually accessed private messages affects user trust in Meta’s consumer AI products and could sway adoption given the company’s prior data‑privacy controversies.